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OSHA Injury Report: Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was dresser in theaters, live theatrical production (except dance).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Parent company
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Street
800 East Grand Avenue
City
Chicago
State
IL
ZIP
60611
On-site location
Backstage at the Yard Theater

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Doing laundry for afternoon rehearsal

What happened

lifted a heavy laundry basket full of clothes and threw back out

Injury or illness

Lower middle and upper back in spasm. Pain occasionally travels to neck.

Object or substance involved

Laundry basket

Summary line

Threw back out while carrying a heavy basket of laundry

Employee and industry

Job description
Dresser
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
711110 — Theaters, live theatrical production (except dance)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
147
Total hours worked
237335
EIN
363467607
Establishment ID
1409789
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
11:45
Filing year
2024
Submitted
10APR2025:19:48:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.